{"id":32610,"date":"2026-06-22T07:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ripple-faces-xrp-escrow-pressure-from-pro-xrp-analyst\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T07:31:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:31:48","slug":"ripple-faces-xrp-escrow-pressure-from-pro-xrp-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/ripple-faces-xrp-escrow-pressure-from-pro-xrp-analyst\/","title":{"rendered":"Ripple faces XRP escrow pressure from pro-XRP analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-detail__content blocks\">\n<p class=\"is-style-lead\">Ripple is facing a new debate over its XRP escrow strategy after pro-XRP attorney and commentator Bill Morgan urged the company to release more tokens each month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"cn-block-summary-block_08587080be946fad6840fd8b2571ce32\" class=\"cn-block-summary\">\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__nav tabs\">\n        <span class=\"tabs__item is-selected\">Summary<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"cn-block-summary__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bill Morgan urged Ripple to release more monthly XRP and relock fewer escrowed tokens overall.<\/li>\n<li>Ripple unlocks one billion XRP monthly, but often returns large unused amounts to escrow contracts.<\/li>\n<li>The debate comes as XRP trades near $1.14 with buyers defending $1.10 support this week.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .cn-block-summary --><\/p>\n<p>His post focused on the amount Ripple returns to escrow after its scheduled monthly unlock.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Belisarius2020\/status\/2068812361952379218?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">wrote<\/a> that Ripple \u201cshould release more of the 1 billion each month and not lock so much back in escrow.\u201d He argued that a faster release schedule could help XRP reach full circulation sooner and strengthen its supply case.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>XRP escrow timeline remains uncertain<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ripple\u2019s escrow system releases one billion XRP at the start of each month. The company does not usually place the full amount into circulation. It often uses part of the unlock for operations, liquidity or institutional activity, then returns unused tokens to new escrow contracts.<\/p>\n<p>That structure makes the final escrow end date hard to estimate. Reports after the June 1 unlock showed about 61.85 billion XRP in circulation and about 38.15 billion XRP still locked. If Ripple keeps returning large amounts, the escrow could take close to another decade to run down.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: Whale Alert<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Faster XRP release splits market views<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Morgan framed a full circulating supply as part of XRP\u2019s case as hard money. In his view, the sooner all escrowed XRP enters the active supply, the sooner the market can judge XRP without the overhang of future unlocks. He wrote that \u201cthe circulating supply is 100%\u201d sooner, \u201cthe quicker XRP will become the best hard money.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I know. Ripple should release more of the 1 billion each month and not lock so much back in escrow. The sooner it is all released from escrow and the  circulating supply is 100% the quicker XRP will become the best hard money. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cG1V6jEGTx\">https:\/\/t.co\/cG1V6jEGTx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bill morgan (@Belisarius2020) <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Belisarius2020\/status\/2068812361952379218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The view may not convince all token holders. Some traders fear larger releases could add selling pressure if demand does not rise at the same pace. Others argue the headline unlock amount already matters less than the net amount Ripple keeps out of escrow.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>XRP price stays in a tight range<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The debate comes as XRP trades in a narrow band. Recent market data showed XRP near $1.13, with buyers defending the $1.10 support area and sellers blocking a clean move above $1.20. The token has struggled to build strong momentum despite Ripple\u2019s wider business activity.<\/p>\n<p>Ripple adoption has grown through RLUSD, MXNB, Mastercard settlement links and AI payment tools. Fund flows have also helped the rebound case, but whale selling and weak volume have kept traders cautious.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ripple business growth remains separate<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ripple has also tried to separate its company story from XRP holdings. As crypto.news earlier reported, CEO Brad Garlinghouse expects Ripple to end 2026 with a $1 billion revenue run rate, excluding XRP on the company\u2019s balance sheet.<\/p>\n<p>That distinction matters for the escrow debate. Ripple\u2019s operating business can grow through stablecoins, custody, treasury tools and payments, while XRP still trades on supply, demand and market sentiment. Morgan\u2019s proposal would not change Ripple\u2019s business model by itself. It would change how quickly the market reaches a final XRP supply structure.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- .cn-block-related-link --><\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ripple is facing a new debate over its XRP escrow strategy after pro-XRP attorney and commentator Bill Morgan urged the company to release more tokens each month.\u00a0 Summary Bill Morgan&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cryptocurrency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32611,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32610\/revisions\/32611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bitunikey.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}